September 2019

Ohio Appellate Court Ruling Highlights Interplay Between Oil and Gas Leases and Ohio's Unitization Statute

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On June 19, 2019, the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Seventh Appellate District issued a ruling that addressed important unanswered questions involving the interplay between an existing oil and gas lease whose unitization clause was deleted and Ohio's unitization statute found at R.C. Chapter 1509. A producer's ability to "force unitize" acreage that is covered by an existing oil and gas lease that does not authorize unitization has been subject of debate in recent years. 

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